In a state of nature, the larger mammals require a considerable area per head to keep themselves alive. Consequently, the total population of any species of large wild mammal is small. ... The population of human beings is quite out of proportion to that of any other large mammal. ... Man's intelligence has been employed more to increase his numbers than for any other single purpose
Source: Bertrand Russell :Marriage and Morals, 1929
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